Högg-orrosta
Old Norse Dictionary - högg-orrosta
Meaning of Old Norse word "högg-orrosta" (or hǫgg-orrosta)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- högg-orrosta (hǫgg-orrosta)
- u, f. a close fight, Eg. 231, Fms. vi. 78, passim.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, högg-orrosta may be more accurately written as hǫgg-orrosta.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚴᚴ-ᚢᚱᚱᚢᛋᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)